Human Rights

As concerned members of the Caribbean region and diaspora, we are outraged by the unreasonable and absurd charges of three counts of “malicious communication” under Section 9 (1) of the Cybercrimes Act of 2015 by the Jamaican state towards human

Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to releasing to the multitude one prisoner whom they wished. And at that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. Therefore, when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you

In recent weeks I have followed with shock and dismay as the discourse concerning the Rights and Freedoms Bill (Bill 6) of the upcoming Grenada Constitution Reform referendum has sunk to depraved depths. There are two elements that have been

Recently, persons have asked the public to vote no on the proposed constitutional changes in the upcoming referendum. Among these persons is Sen. Ray Roberts, labour representative, who takes issue with government’s failure to address pension related issues for public

Who remembers the story of Henny-Penny and Turkey-Lurkey? The popular children’s story goes – Henny Penny was walking down the road when an acorn falls on his head. He concludes that the sky is falling and frantically starts spreading the

Dear Max-Arthur Mantle, You have reached out to a few LGBTQI* people, organizations and allies from Grenada, other Caribbean countries and the diaspora to seek participants for your film. Your intention was to supposedly document our experiences yet disappointingly, many

:: by Maurice Tomlinson :: The island of Grenada is probably best known for the 1983 US-led invasion. However this beautiful tropical paradise also called the “Spice Isle” for the abundant nutmeg trees, as well as the exotic feel of

Groundation Grenada and GrenCHAP will be presenting at a special hearing at the The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Monday 19th October 5:45pm to report on the criminalization of relations between persons of the same sex. The hearings

Is litigation around the criminalisation and lack of recognition of the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, currently possible in the countries of the eastern Caribbean? This was the main question under interrogation as lawyers joined

We posted earlier on our Facebook page about the live radio discussion hosted by Real FM Grenada on LGBTI rights in Grenada. For those of us who could not for whatever reason listen in or call in, we’ve prepared a